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Kumar A, Parida P. Unveiling the potential of a BCN-biphenylene monolayer as a high-performance anode material for alkali metal ion batteries: a first-principles study. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:13131-13147. [PMID: 38912560 DOI: 10.1039/d4nr01386g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/25/2024]
Abstract
Inspired by a freshly synthesized two-dimensional biphenylene carbon network, which features a captivating combination of hexagonal, square, and octagonal rings, we explored a similar biphenylene network composed of boron, carbon, and nitrogen (bpn-BCN) using first-principles calculations. There are six possible phases of borocarbonitrides, which are isoelectronic to biphenylene carbon networks with a stoichiometric ratio of 1 : 1 : 1 for boron (B), carbon (C), and nitrogen (N) atoms. All possible isoelectronic structures of the BCN combination of biphenylene networks are found to be stable, according to first-principles calculations. However, the geometry has a relatively large number of robust C-C and B-N bonds and strong partially ionic-covalent B-C and C-N bonds inside these bpn-BCN monolayers are effectively more stable. Furthermore, we employed first-principles calculations to investigate the electrochemical properties of the most stable geometry of BCN biphenylene as a potential anode material for alkali metal (AM) ion batteries. A global search has been made to find the most favourable alkali metal ion adsorption sites. The biphenylene monolayer has octagonal, square, and hexagonal motifs with different adsorption strengths. Furthermore, the partially ionic bond of B-N (due to the electronegativity difference) also supports the alkali metal ions for adsorption. The electronic properties of the stable phase of bpn-BCN reveal its narrow bandgap semiconductor nature. The ion diffusion calculations show a low activation barrier for Li, Na, and K of 0.65 eV, 0.26 eV, and 0.23 eV, respectively, indicating a fast charge/discharge rate. Furthermore, the theoretical capacities of the BCN biphenylene monolayer for Li (1057.33 mA h g-1), Na (647.27 mA h g-1), and K (465.98 mA h g-1) are found to be greater than those of commercial graphite. The average open-circuit voltage for AM decreases with increasing metal ion concentrations. It falls within a reasonable range of 0.34-1.89 V. Our results show that the BCN biphenylene monolayer could be a promising anode material in alkali metal ion rechargeable batteries.
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- Ajay Kumar
- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Bihta, Bihar, India, 801106.
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Bihta, Bihar, India, 801106.
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Zhang C, Jiang X, Jing Y, Zhang N, Wang P, Wang H, Jiang K, Chen XM, Chen X. Synthesis, Structures, and Reactivities of BCN-Heterocyclic B-N Chains. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:10519-10526. [PMID: 38804144 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c00772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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The BCN-heterocyclic B-N chain compounds, the sodium and potassium salts of 3 and 4 anions (Na3, Na4, and K4), were synthesized by reactions of ethane 1,2-diamineborane (BH3NH2CH2CH2NH2BH3, 1) and propane 1,2-diamineborane (BH3NH2CH2CH2CH2NH2BH3, 2) with MH (M = Na and K). Then, the neutral B-N chain compounds 5 and 6 were prepared with dehydrogenation of [NH4]3 and [NH4]4, formed by metathesis reactions of Na3 and Na4 with NH4Cl or NH4SCN, respectively. Compounds 7 and 8, analog 5, were also prepared using pyridine and 4-methoxypyridine instead of NH3 in 5. These synthesized compounds were characterized spectroscopically, and the singe-crystal structures of the Na3·18-crown-6 and K4·18-crown-6 adducts were determined. Furthermore, the reactions of Na3 and Na4 with cationic B-N chain compounds, [NH3BH2NH3]Cl and [NH3BH2NH2BH2NH3]Cl, could not form longer BCN-heterocyclic B-N chain. The solubility of metal hydrides, the ability for proton abstracting, the basicity of Lewis bases, and the chelate effect may influence these reactions even though the reaction mechanism is not fully understood.
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- Chen Zhang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Boron Chemistry and Advanced Materials, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Boron Chemistry and Advanced Materials, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Boron Chemistry and Advanced Materials, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Boron Chemistry and Advanced Materials, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
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- School of Environment, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
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- School of Environment, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Boron Chemistry and Advanced Materials, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Key Laboratory of Boron Chemistry and Advanced Materials, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan 453007, China
- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, China
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Turani‐I‐Belloto K, Valero‐Pedraza M, Petit E, Chiriac R, Toche F, Granier D, Yot PG, Alauzun JG, Demirci UB. Solid‐State Structures of Primary Long‐Chain Alkylamine Borane Adducts – Synthesis, Properties and Computational Analysis. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202203533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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- Kevin Turani‐I‐Belloto
- Institut Europeen des Membranes IEM – UMR 5635 Universite de Montpellier, ENSCM, CNRS 34090 France
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- Institut Europeen des Membranes IEM – UMR 5635 Universite de Montpellier, ENSCM, CNRS 34090 France
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- Laboratoire des Multimateriaux et Interfaces UMR CNRS 5615 Univ Lyon 1 Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 F 69622 Villeurbanne France
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- Laboratoire des Multimateriaux et Interfaces UMR CNRS 5615 Univ Lyon 1 Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 F 69622 Villeurbanne France
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- Institut Charles Gerhardt Univ. Montpellier CNRS, ENSCM Montpellier France
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- Institut Charles Gerhardt Univ. Montpellier CNRS, ENSCM Montpellier France
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- Institut Charles Gerhardt Univ. Montpellier CNRS, ENSCM Montpellier France
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- Institut Europeen des Membranes IEM – UMR 5635 Universite de Montpellier, ENSCM, CNRS 34090 France
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